There is nothing more refreshing

to me than an afternoon thunderstorm especially on a Friday. I know today is not the day the economy or the millions of people traveling to and fro for the Memorial day weekend would wish for it to rain but for me it is just what the doctor ordered. The doors are open to our condo and along with the comforting sound of the traffic on Peachtree I am so relaxed hearing the rain and the thunder and smelling the fresh clean (or more clean than before) allergy-free air! Amos and I were sitting on the floor of the patio as it began just watching the lighting to the north. He loves me I know it. Sometimes I wonder if he thinks I am a boring work-aholic because that is all he sees me do at the house since he is my associate. Usually I try to contrast that by taking him to the dog park in the afternoon to go crazy. But I do often worry if he just thinks I am a dud until days like today where he comes up and lays in my laps and just enjoys doing what I do. Amos was truly a needed and perfect addition to the fam.

I would be fine with the rain and thunder for the rest of the evening. Don't get jealous but it felt oh so good to be in my workout clothes from the morning, on my deck, watching the rain rather than watching it from a tiny office cubicle or space. And this leads me to a little praise. I am sooooooo happy to be working from home! Yes, some days I wonder if other people actually live and breathe and eat and talk and do normal things because the only thing I see for hours is a fluffy puppy but overall - this is truly my kind of living. It pains me to think I ever did anything for even 6 months where I had to wait until 5pm to see the sunshine. Or better yet, wait until 5:00:01 on the clock to pack up my things..not a minute sooner or later. Granted, I work more now than before but it is just so much more fitting for my personality. Maybe this is the case for everyone's personality and for some reason I am just lucky enough to live it out right now??? Whatever the reason..I am happy saving gas, being quiet in the morning and eating lunch when I want to. And as one of my former employees preached.....happy workers equal happy profits.

And another thing I must tell you. My heart is at rest. Really, it is fully at rest. My breathing wouldn't agree with that statement because something in the Atlanta air has taken over my lungs lately but my heart is still and smiling. This week I visited a blog. I sat in my office late that night and sobbed until my eyes hurt. This blog is written from a mother who is watching her daughter recover from a life threatening brain problem....I don't know the medical issues but the girl is near my age...near my story... married within the last few years, attended a southern college and loves life! She has a new baby boy which I dont but I could feel her pain even more knowing this. I don't know why and how but that night God literally took my cheeks and just pinched them and told me how much he adores me. He did. He asked why my heart had been so heavy and closed lately? I couldn't answer and this tore me apart more. He reminded me that He has given me marriage and my family and even Amos and an opportunity to effect others with my job. He gave this all to me because He wants me to enjoy it and then use it to show others how much He loves me. For some reason lately all of those things listed above seemed more like obligations than gifts until that night. It was Tuesday night and Brad and I had just enjoyed our favorite dinner and near-Tornado type weather....our favorite combo. And it was that Tuesday night that I will remember when I realized that God had been chiseling away at my hardened heart for awhile. For some reason that night after reading this blog I could actually feel it though. So this is one of those nights where you just let the tears come. They are the sweetest form of redemption running down my face to assure me that I am still His and I am still moved by Him. I sure needed this reminder.

Here is the blog. I am sure you have heard of this story but if not....I urge you to sit down and read and let your soul wonder. Let it feel for the family and let it be reminded of the reason we are even here......to enjoy God and let that joy effect everything around us!

www.katherineawolf.blogspot.com
www.katherinewolf.info
www.romans2movement.com